flying jib

noun

, Nautical.

1. the outer or outermost of two or more jibs, set well above the jib boom.

flying jib

noun

1. the jib set furthest forward or outboard on a vessel with two or more jibs

Word History and Origins

Origin of flying jib¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

But after clearing the Cape we rigged a flying-jib, and, as the Captain had prophesied, soon showed our consorts our heels.

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At half-past one he stowed the flying-jib, reefed the mainsail, and took the bonnet off the jib.

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Her mother was inviting Mr. Bayard to call on them at the Flying Jib.

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The outer one we can see is the "flying-jib," on the flying-jibboom.

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We ran down the flying jib, hauled the jib-sheets to wind-ward and the main-sheet flat, and came up into the wind.

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